Having his head removed would be quicker and far less painful. I have a close friend who’s deepest desire was to be buried next to her cherished grandmother. The problem was that her grandmother was buried in an ultra conservative Jewish cemetery which absolutely opposed tatooing and refused to allow anyone with tatoos to be buried there. She had them removed but suffered such agony. The removal is so incredibly painful, most quit. In her case, she renewed her faith and became a much better person for it.
What was the tattoo of, that she just had to have?